Abstract
This newsletter contains information on the MSVU Board of Governors' desire to repay the Sisters of Charity by purchasing land for the congregation, copyright laws, Mount students' methods for storing and cooking fish, and the Mount's attempts to find a Director of Development. There are sections on money received for research, grants awarded for the study of distance education for museums, and an alumnae update regarding the Alumnae Fair. The newsletter includes a profile description of Dr. Geraldine Anthony, a study demonstrating women's deterrence from the sciences, a Mount Student Assistants program, and a list of programs for Acadian Studies (in French). The newsletter discusses osteoporosis in relation to a healthy diet, a Gala dinner, a conference on the academic profession, Mount faculty stars on DUET (Distance University Education via Television), a 'For the Run of It' advertisement, and the decline of universities according to the authors of 'The Great Brain Robbery, Canada's Universities on the Road to Ruin.' There are also sections for high school girls who show interest in the sciences, an opinion piece regarding Pope John Paul II's visit to Canada, a peace studies series of courses, and prizes offered by CBC. The newsletter mentions Nova Scotia women featured in the Dalhousie University Killam Lecture Series, the creation of the Open Universities Consortium of British Columbia, the large turnout for the CAPUS (Campus Association of Part-Time University Students) meeting, U.S. citizens' ability to vote in Canada (for the American president), and a visit by Sir John Wilton, Director of London House for Overseas Graduates. The newsletter includes a classified ad for items sold, tutoring, and financial support for the 'For the Run of It' program, as well as a letter to the editor regarding the use of information in The Connection, an International Student Handbook, and a One-Man Show of an oil painting at the Art Gallery. The newsletter concludes with a discussion (in French) of travelling abroad for educational pursuits.